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Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

Currency of Eastern Gangas were called _______________.

  1. Rupee

  2. Fanamas

  3. Paisa

  4. Anna
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Eastern Ganga Dynasty are the rulers of Orissa from the 11th to the 15th centuries. The Eastern Gangas reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern-day Indian state of Odisha. Currency of Eastern Gangas were called Fanamas.

Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

Durvinita translated Gunadya's ................. from Prakrit to Sanskrit.

  1. Vaddakathe

  2. Gajashtaka

  3. Gajashastra

  4. Shatra Chudamani
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Kannada poet Durvinita, a ruler of the Western Ganga dynasty, is famously credited with translating Gunadya's Brihatkatha from Prakrit into Sanskrit.

Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

The Pataleshwara temple of Talakad and Kapileshwara temple of Manne were the contributions of the .................

  1. Kushans

  2. Chalukyas

  3. Pallavas

  4. Gangas
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Pataleshwara temple in Talakad and the Kapileshwara temple in Manne are architectural examples attributed to the Western Ganga dynasty.

Multiple choice history south india - shatavahanas, kadambas and gangas the gangas/bahubali gomateshwara (350 a.d. to 1004 a.d.) the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) satavahana

The most prominent king of the Gangas was .................

  1. Gommateshwara

  2. Mayuraverma

  3. Durvinita

  4. Bahubali
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Durvinita was a famous king of this dynasty. He was a brave warrior and scholar. He ruled for a long period and gained control of Punnata in order to strengthen his Kingdom. The Nallala copper inscription reveal that he constructed many lakes for the purposes of irrigation. He was a lover of Literature and wrote creative works in Sanskrit and Kannada. He even translated the Prakrit work ‘Vaddakatha’ of Gunadya into Sanskrit.